Which to use
“filão” is a noun and “filho” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,976
- “filão” frequency rank
- #245
- “filho” frequency rank
- 50221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filão | filho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | intrusão de rochas eruptivas em fendas | procedente, resultante |
Letter map: filão vs filho
Shared letters muted; letters that set filão and filho apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. filão (CVCVV) and filho (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: filão vs filho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: filão is anoun and filhoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - ã in “filão” becomes h in “filho”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filão is recorded at frequency rank #49,976, classified as anoun. filho is at rank #245, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfi.ʎu/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 50221, this pair ranks #14,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filão vs filho
Shared letters: filo. Private to "filão": ã. Private to "filho": h.
"filão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "filho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- filho ← ffilho · fihlo · filhho · fillho · filoh · fliho · iflho
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filão" for "filho" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filão" vs "filho" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "filão" and "filho".
- Full dictionary entry for "filão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filão" and "filho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs finado". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #14,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.